Car end brace.



W. P. MURPHY.

. CAR END BRACE. -APPLICATION HLED Nov.v5.1a14.v

Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET i.

W. P. MURPHY.

CAR END BRACE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. s. 1914.

wennen. r. MURPHY, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

can nunfmucnai l of the city of Chicago, in the county of' Cook and State of Illinois, have invented anew vand useful `Improvement in Car End i Braces, of which the following# isa speciiication.

This invention relates to the end framing 1o of wooden box cars, and. particularly to means for repairing damaged cars and for strengthening old style cars to'piit them for present day service conditions. 'I I The principal object of the invention is a metal frame construction for attachment to the end of a wooden car outside the sheathing l'to keep it from being knocked out by Shifting lading. l

A. further object of the invention is an arrangement of parts which can be v'readily applied to cars already built, and which will coperate with the car side and end framing to prevent distortion stillen the roof.

The invention consists in a metal frame for ;att/achment to the end of a car for the purposes above set forth, and in the parts and arrangements hereinafter described and claimed.. I The accompanying drawings illustrate an embodiment of ftheinvention applied to wooden car of ordinary construction.

' l I n the drawings, in which the-same refer-' ence characters designate like-parts in the 85 'several viewsyFigure 1 is an'end elevationv l I of the carshowi'ng .the car framing m'dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same,

the roof being removed; Fig. 3 is a llongitudinal section of the same on the center.l line 40ct the car; Fig. 4 Ais a bottom view of the middle portion of the end sill and parts of the car frame associated therewith, partly' in section; and Figf, is va. longitud1nalsection of-the lower portion of theiend of the $5, car, showing the end sill and vframe connecl .Specification of Letters Patent.

thereof and to' v lto becom vserve to tie them very securely to .the'- cai-.

' Patented Aug. 31, 19.15.

.Application led November y5, 1914. v Serial No. 870,488.

their lower yends` secured to'the side and end sills, respectively. .Diagonal side corner braces 22 eXtendfro'zn the ends .of the end sill to the side plates at the tops of the first pair of side posts 20, and diagonal end corner braces Q3 extend from the ends of the end sill to the end plate at the tops of the end posts21.. The side sheathing boards 2st-and end sheathing boards 2,5 are secured tothe plates and sills outside of the side and endposts and diagonal corner braces. Side and end fascia boards, 26, VE27, which are nailed to the side plate and end plate respec tively, cover the upper ends of the sheathing boards. The roof sheathing 28 is supported 'on the. side and end plates, and onl carlines p 29 and a ridge pole 30 ycarried thereby.

changes inf climatic conditions, and gets racked to'piecesin'service- Often the rickety condition of the cal-:frame causes the roof to leak,- and therebypermits the lading damaged. oreover, the ends 80 'of such a"car,.evenjwhen lined with planking, are notv strong enough-t6- resist -thebattering to which they-are.notjfinrequently subjected from-shifting'.v lading.' f- In order p to strengthen thefcar end and stii'en'the car frame, a 'rigid end frame orbrace, made of i end #plate/17. At theirflowerl efndsrthe- Zf- 5 2; barsare. bolted tothe center llsib finca-ns of strapbolts'33, and'fb' andv upper. ends the '-are --ol v Y posts'21'. The dl'e 'y .e 'go through the'lower endsiofgthe' "Z-ba and underframe. The Z-barsdiverge upwardly from the end sill to v their-and 1fate,'their upper' ends beingspaced fartliierlpartthan their lower' ends,'a'nd; crossingthe upper jenes @jf the. diagonali @atomes -bmsss 10U and being secured thereto L and fthe end j'plate; f'lhe end postsandjthe; upper endsxdf th'e diagonal end cornerbraces'Z, are theme-3.1;.' by braced againstV being'ythrust outwardly'r.;v The' Z-bar and, angle fplateframe is of-such '195' ends of the stifener are connected to the side plates by diagonal tie rods 36. The tiel rods 36.. are threaded at the ends which engage the ends of the stilener, and their opposite ends are provided with, eyes which are pivoted to castings 37 which are bolted to the side plates and to the ends of nearest carline 29. Strap tie rods 38 are bolted to the side plates near the castings 37 and eX- tend diagonally down and through the end posts2l. Their lower ends Apass through castings 3 9 on the outside of the car and are provided with nuts which bear againstthe castings and serve to tighten them up.

These diagonal side tie rods 38 hold the side plates and end plate together, and keep the side diagonal corner braces 22 tight, thereby stiffening the side of the car, and in connection with the top diagonal tie rods 36, stiening the end plate and the roof.

From` the above description it is evident that t e metal frame and its connections to the Wood framework of the car braces theend of the car, and the end portions of vthe car sides and roof, against the forces which tend to burst out the end of the car or cause the roof to leak, however they may be applied.

'The invention is notrestricted to the detail constructions shown and described, nor

to cars having Wooden framing arranged as shown and describe lWhat I claim as my invention is as follows:

l. Incombination in a car having side and end plates, corner posts anddiagonal side and end corner braces, connections between the side plates and the end plate and inclined ties from vthe side plates to the corner posts.

2. In combination in a -car having side. and end plates, corner posts and diagonal side corner braces, inclined ties from the side plates to the corner posts, and ties from npar the ends of the side plates to the end p ate.

3. Incombination in a car having side and end plates, corner posts and diagonal side corner braces, a brace from sideplate to side plate, inclined ties from the side plates to the cornerl posts, and diagonal ties from the side plates adjacentto the ends of said inclined ties to the end plate.

4. In combination in a Vcar having sideand end plates, corner posts and diagonal side and end corner braces, a brace from side plate to side plate, inclined ties from the side plates to the corner posts, diagonal ties from the side plates .adjacent to the ends of said ties to the end plate, and a rigid frame secured to 'said end plate and end corner braces'and connected to said diagonal ties.

5. In combination in a car having. side side plate and diagonal ties from the side plates to the end plate, and a rigid frame secured to said end plate and end corner braces and connected to said diagonal ties at the top and to the car underframe at the bottom.

6. In combination in a car having side and end plates, cornerposts and diagonal side corner braces, a truss connection between the side plates and end plate, and adjustable diagonal ties from the side plates to the corner posts.

7. In combination in a car having side and end plates, corner posts and diagonal side and end corner braces, a brace from side plate to side plate, diagonal ties from the' side plates to the corner posts, and adjust- Aable'ties from the side plates adjacent to the ends of said diagonal ties tothe end plate.

and end plates, end posts land divergent end braces connected to the end plate at their -upper ends, a brace from side plate to side plate and diagonal ties from the side plates to the end plate, said ties having their outer ends pivoted to the side plates.

l0. In combination'in a car having side and end plates, end posts and divergent end braces connected to the end plates at their upper ends, a brace from side plate to side l plate and diagonal ties from the side plates to the end plate, said ties being adjustable in length and having their outer ends pivoted to the side plates. I

11. A,metal frame attachment for a car 4end brace, said frame having a pair of divergent members adapted to be connected at their ends to the end sill and end plate, and members rigidly connecting said divergent members between their ends.

-12. Almetal frame attachment for a car end brace, saidframe having a. pair of divergent members spaced apart at both ends and members rigidly connecting them, the ends of said divergent'members which are spaced farther apart being adapted to be connectedto an end plate of a car.

13. A metal fra-me for a car end brace, said frame having a pairof divergent members and members rigidly connecting them, said frame being adapted for bolting on to the end sill, end plate and end yposts of a. Wooden car.

14. Ina car end construction, in combination With end posts, end sill and end plate, a pair of diagonal end braces, each of which is secured to said end plate and end sill and crosses one of said end posts.

15. .In a car end construction, in combination with end posts, end sill and end plate, a

' pair of divergent end braces, each of which is secured to said'end plate and end sill, and a cross brace secured to said end braces and to said end posts. Y j

16'. In a car end construction, in combination With end posts, end sill and end plate, a pair of divergent end braces, each of which is secured to said end plate and end sill, and a pair 'of cross braces secured to said end braces above and below the middle? goints thereof, and each of which gross races is secured to saidend posts.

17. In a car'vend constructiomiu combinal 'y Copies of this pa'teilt may be obtained foi` tion with end posts, end sill and 'end plate, a pair of diagonal' end braces, each ofwhich is secured to said en'd plate arid end sill and 30th, day of October, 1914:.

WALTER' P. MURPHY.

Witnesses y l EUGENE T. HARTIGAN, 'PAYsorr SMITH. 

